Incorrect. Their name is Panthera Onca (Jaguar). And a Panther is any form of big cat, such as Panthera Leo (African Lion), Panthera tigris (Tiger) and Panthera Pardus (Leopard). So yes, if any other big feline were to be melanistic, they would also be called Black Panthers, but that seems to only happen with Leopards or Jaguars.

@uMonstr0, actually, the leopard is the only true panther, which is why the term "black panther" applies only to melanistic leopards, while melanistic jaguars are just called jaguars, also, you are still incorrect, the Panthera genus is now rendered as paraphyletic, it is now officially redefined as an exclusively Old World genus with an exclusively African origin and only five valid species, because the Panthera genus exclusively originated in Africa, the most basal of the Panthera genus is the †Royal Cat (Panthera principialis), followed by the †African Jaguar (Panthera shawi), and then followed by the Leopard (Panthera pardus), with the most recent split being between the †European Jaguar (Panthera gombaszoegensis) and the Lion (Panthera leo), Panthera is the most basal extant genus of the subtribe Pantherina (Greater Big Cats), the second most basal is the genus Uncia, which contains four recognized species, the most basal being the †Cave Lion (Uncia spelaea), followed by the Tiger (Uncia tigris), with the most recent split being between the †Tibetan Jaguar (Uncia blytheae) and the Snow Leopard/Ounce (Uncia uncia), the third most basal genus is †Sinailurus, which contains three recognized species, the most basal being the †East Asian Lion (Sinailurus youngi), followed by the split between the †Longdan Tiger (Sinailurus zdanskyi) and the †Chinese Jaguar (Sinailurus palaeosinensis), the two most derived genera of the subtribe are Neofelis (Clouded Leopards/Bohebaos) and Jaguarius (New World Roaring Cats), the former contains two recognized species: the Northern Clouded Leopard/Northern Bohebao (Neofelis nebulosa) and the Southern Clouded Leopard/Southern Boheboa (Neofelis diardi), whereas the latter contains three recognized species, the most basal being the †American Lion (Jaguarius atrox), followed by the split between the †Yucatan Leopard (Jaguarius balamoides) and the Jaguar (Jaguarius onca), based on this phylogeny, the †Cave Lion (Uncia spelaea), Tiger (Uncia tigris), †Tibetan Jaguar (Uncia blytheae), Snow Leopard/Ounce (Uncia uncia), †East Asian Lion (Sinailurus youngi), †Longdan Tiger (Sinailurus zdanskyi), †Chinese Jaguar (Sinailurus palaeosinensis), †American Lion (Jaguarius atrox), †Yucatan Leopard (Jaguarius balamoides), and Jaguar (Jaguarius onca) are all more closely related to clouded leopards/bohebaos (genus Neofelis) than any of them are to either the †Royal Cat (Panthera principialis), †African Jaguar (Panthera shawi), Leopard (Panthera pardus), †European Jaguar (Panthera gombaszoegensis), or Lion (Panthera leo), just like the Tibetan Fox (Neocyon ferrilatus), Corsac Fox (Alopex corsac), Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus), Swift Fox (Alopex velox), Kit Fox (Alopex macrotis), Bengal Fox (Fennecus bengalensis), Blanford's Fox (Fennecus canus), Ruppell's Fox (Fennecus rueppellii), Fennec Fox (Fennecus zerda), Pale Fox (Fennecus pallidus), and Cape Fox (Fennecus chama) are all more closely related to both the Bat-Eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis) and the Raccoon Dogs (genus Nyctereutes) than any of them are to the Red Foxes (genus Vulpes) and Asiatic Elephants (genus Elephas) are more closely related to †Mammoths (genus Mammuthus) than they are to African Elephants (genus Loxodonta), this classification officially redefines the greater big cat genera on geographical grounds, meaning the genera are now rebased on geography and geography alone, the european jaguar is not a jaguar, it is more closely related to the lion than it is to the jaguar, while the american lion and cave lion are not lions, the american lion is more closely related to the jaguar and the cave lion is more closely related to both the tiger and the snow leopard, the similarities between the lion, cave lion, and american lion are due to convergent evolution, the same is said for the similarities between the jaguar, african jaguar, european jaguar, tibetan jaguar, and chinese jaguar.

⁠@@indyreno2933 what features denote the characteristics of a species to be jaguar?

@TheMcTwist, what do you mean?

@@indyreno2933 I do get your point, but no species have shown such a degree of convergent evolution. Jaguars roars like other big cats do, they fight and employ similar hunting tactics as other big cats, hell, they even behave like oher big cats. And Jaguars *have* originated in africa! If you disagree with this, I do respect it, but please link where you're getting this from. God bless you brother!

It weighs an avg of 100 lbs more and is the same length. He's a what is it with you cat/tiger lion fan boys?